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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

That resulted in bottlenecks, such as the record backlogs at the port of Los Angeles, where container ships waited for weeks to offload cargo. If all your inventory is in my building in St. Louis and St. Louis gets wiped out by a tornado or has a snowstorm, I can't do anything for you,” explains Edgard. “If

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Brokers Sound Off on New Food Safety Rule

DAT Solutions

“While the FDA ruling is a backward step for 3PLs and our liability — in that the lines are once again blurred between carrier and broker — it’s not that big of a change as far as our responsibility and procedures,” said Lindsey Graves, vice president of operations for Sunset Transportation in St.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The result was terribly inefficient handling on both sides of the equation, poor space utilization on the cargo ships, freight damage, and high logistics costs. P&G first implemented the approach with Schnuck’s Markets in St. Louis, with dramatic results in both lowering inventories while increasing in-stock at retail.